Randomised Controlled Study on the Use of Psychoeducation for Bulimia Nervosa in Young Women

Bulimia Nervosa Clinical Trial

Official title:

RCT on the Use of Psychoeducation for Bulimia Nervosa in Young Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00461071
• Other study ID #: AP11957ONB
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 16, 2007
• Last updated: September 28, 2017
• Start date: April 2007
• Est. completion date: April 2010

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Medical University of Vienna
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of guided self-help via Internet and bibliotherapy in the treatment of bulimia nervosa (BN) in young women.

Description:

Eating disorders and especially bulimia nervosa are psychiatric diseases, affecting 2-4% of women. An intervention such as guided self-help via manuals (bibliotherapy) is a well accepted approach and accepted. Development of new technologies in recent years allows delivery of psychotherapy via CD-ROMs and web-based interfaces. These new technologies have not yet been implemented in Austria in treating bulimia nervosa (BN) patients. In particular patients will be involved, who would not attend medical care regularly. The aim of our study is therefore to deliver guided self-help via an internet platform (supported by email contacts) for 100 patients with BN and to investigate the practicability and effectivity of this approach as well as compliance of patients in this group.

Patients will be found and contacted via internet, get specialized medical investigations, medical care and support via emails. As control group 100 patients with bulimia are treated with bibliotherapy only. Beside effectivity, predictors of outcome (clinical, comorbidity, indication to change, personality) are investigated.

The proposed study is a randomised controlled trial for effectivity and practicability of new technologies in psychiatric treatment research.

This is not a psychotherapy study but a study on psychoeducation, an approach which offers new and helpful opportunities for this patient group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: April 2010
• Est. primary completion date: February 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 16 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of bulimia nervosa purging-type

• BMI > 18 or age corresponding BMI in patients younger than 18y.

• Access to Internet available

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe depression, alcohol- or drug abuse

• acute suicidality

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bulimia
• Bulimia Nervosa

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Guided Self-help for Bulimia nervosa
bibliotherapy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Austria	Medical University of Vienna, Dep. of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry	Vienna

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical University of Vienna	National Bank of Austria

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Austria, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Eating disorder symptomatology after 3 months and after 7 months	Eating disorder symptomatology after 3 months and after 7 months	december 2009
Secondary	Predictors for best outcome	Predictors for best outcome	december 2009
Secondary	motivation for change	motivation for change	dec 2009

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